Oftentimes, bands that have a little buzz don’t live up to it. Black Crown Initiate actually deserves the hype.

Texas Hippie Coalition will always have difficulty topping ‘Peacemaker,’ but ‘Ride On’ still has its moments.

AC/DC returns missing a key member, but none of its familiar sound.

Though a bit too long, this builds on Slash’s ‘Apocalyptic Love’ successes.

It’s corny and completely over the top, but that’s what I want from Dave.

I bristle when folks dismiss everything from this era as garbage.

Even without Hammett, this would have been solid, if unspectacular.

There’s not nearly enough “outlaw” here to justify the name of this album.

They had me at “Redneck Dragonslayer.”

Alestorm honed their cutlasses to a razor-sharp point on ‘Sunset on the Golden Age.’